How to grow a pumpkin

What kind of pumpkin will you need to grow? This dietary and highly medicinal product is essential in food. When the condition is ripe, even seeds are good for food, not just fruits.

How to grow pumpkin

How to grow this healthy, nutritious food? This requires not only large areas, but also a large amount of heat. Let us clarify the necessary conditions:

• A temperature of 14 ° C is needed for sprouts to appear, and at least 15 ° C is required for fruit set and growth;
• The optimal level is 25-27 ° C, at which it is possible to actually obtain fruits;
• The fertility of the soil should be very high, it should contain as much organic matter as possible;
• When the pumpkin is sown in open ground, after a few days the holes need watering, and after each procedure they are sprinkled with earth;
• When strong leaves appear, the plants are transplanted and thinned out, 1 large-fruited plant should remain in 1 hole, or 2 for nutmeg and hard bark;
• When about 7 days have passed since planting, fertilizer is applied - mullein, dissolved in water in a ratio of 1 to 10;
• Arranging grooves along the holes, you can use a fertilizer mixture on water, add 20-22 grams to 10 liters of water. ammonium sulfate, superphosphate 65 gr., potassium salt 12 gr., as the plants grow;
• If you pinch the main stem, the formation of flowers will accelerate.

Here are some conditions. It is recommended to remove lateral shoots after the formation of flowers. Only the shoots of the first and second sheets are left, they are sprinkled with earth. Then the adventitious roots will form much faster. Such a pumpkin requires cultivation.